Wilmington May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Wilmington, North Carolina in the month of May.
Typical Wilmington May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 81.0 °F
Average daily low 61.0 °F
Average monthly precipitation 4.5 inches
Average monthly snow none
Daily chance of precipitation 31.0%
Daily chance of snow 0%
Wilmington May Weather Records
1870–2024
Highest temperature 101 °F May 29, 2019
Lowest temperature 35 °F May 2, 1963
Highest daily low 79 °F May 30, 2019
Lowest daily high 53 °F May 8, 1928
Hottest average high temperature 86.9 °F 2019
Coldest average high temperature 73.3 °F 1877
Most daily precipitation 5.5 inches May 19, 2018
Most monthly precipitation 14.4 inches 2018
Most daily snow none -
Most monthly snow none -
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
May 1 77.9 56.7 94 38
May 2 78.0 57.0 91 35
May 3 78.2 57.4 94 40
May 4 78.4 57.7 92 42
May 5 78.5 57.9 92 44
May 6 78.7 58.1 95 42
May 7 78.9 58.3 93 41
May 8 79.1 58.6 92 38
May 9 79.3 58.9 95 42
May 10 79.5 59.2 96 41
May 11 79.7 59.4 97 41
May 12 80.0 59.7 96 45
May 13 80.3 60.0 95 44
May 14 80.5 60.3 94 44
May 15 80.8 60.7 96 45
May 16 81.0 60.9 94 43
May 17 81.2 61.2 92 44
May 18 81.3 61.5 94 43
May 19 81.6 61.8 96 47
May 20 81.9 62.1 95 46
May 21 82.1 62.5 94 44
May 22 82.3 62.8 95 49
May 23 82.5 63.1 96 45
May 24 82.6 63.3 98 48
May 25 82.7 63.6 97 49
May 26 82.9 63.8 100 48
May 27 83.1 64.0 98 46
May 28 83.3 64.3 97 44
May 29 83.6 64.7 101 49
May 30 83.8 65.0 96 49
May 31 84.0 65.3 98 50
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Wilmington International Airport location
1870–1947 Wilmington WB City location